tdodge

75 coupe
So, I've had my first vette for a bout 3 months now.
Sometimes, it's "that friggin car!" sometimes, it's
a wonderment. Judging by some of the posts here,
it may be considered a rat. Good points: 8K on the
engine (original rebuilt, warm cam), perfect chassis,
all new suspension parts, 39K on the chassis,
numbers match. Only about 7K invested so far.
The ignored parts of the car were interior (now new),
paint (yuck, but I don't worry about driving it) and any
systems considered non essential by previous owners.
no AC or heat hooked up. The 75 is a vehicle I can
work on, and I understand. The only chip is in the radio.
It's primitive, crude, and does its thing well, with no wasted
attempts to be anything but what it is.
So much for the hardware.
The car is magic! Not since the early 70's have I gotten
into a car just to drive. It just whooshes down the road,
well, I guess I don't need to describe it...just magic, I'm
grinning, ear to ear.
The first day, it was really apparent that this car had things
to teach me...easy to over-steer, and a few other characteristics
that convinced me to take it slow, listen to car, and do things
the way the car wanted things done. I much more confident now,
and having more fun everytime I go out...every damned day
I can. The last real performance car I had was a 69 396 Camaro,
but that was in about 71. Real driving is perishable skill...I
remembered just enough to know it would be really easy
to wreck this car. Getting better, getting better.
It occurred to me that this type of post might be good.
I've been involved with other activities in life that caused
some other people to envy me, and express wishes
that they could do what I was doing. Those other activities
were almost life-long to me, and had an aspect work, and
getting the job done. For the most part, I really didn't sense
much glamour anymore, just satisfaction of a job well done.
(much of it involved live performing)
So, let this be a reminder to vetters with years behind them,
to let the magic come back now and then...be a wide eyed
kid, filled with wonderment.
A ramble, yeah, but I'm just back from a drive
I thought I could write this stuff better, but I'll bet y'all know
exactly what I mean.
damn I love that car!
/wife rolls her eyes, knows when my little boy comes
out. good wifey!